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4. Grow a Backbone; Learn to Say ‘No’.

The Thirty Sayings (4/30)

Mon, 07 Apr 20254 min read

Saying Four Proverbs 22:26-27 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, one of those who is surety for debts; if you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? Grow a b...

Being a Christ-Guy

Weekly Text: Acts 11:19-30

Sun, 06 Apr 20252 min read

Sunday, 6 April 2025 It is in these verses that “the disciples were first called Christians” (v26). Despite the positive connotations we tend to attach to the word “Christian”, it was, in all likelihood, a pejorative...

3. Don’t Lend Your Name to Someone Else’s Tantrum

The Thirty Sayings (3/30)

Mon, 31 Mar 20253 min read

Saying Three Proverbs 22:24-25 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go, lest you learn his ways and set a snare for your soul. Don’t lend your name to someone else’s tantrum. Identifying...

Prologue: The Rabbi Who Fought for Rome

The Way to Pella (1/50ish)

Sat, 29 Mar 20257 min read

Jerusalem, 36 AD Alphus ben Mordecai was not the ancient prophet Moses. This should have been obvious to anyone who knew him, but especially to himself. Moses, for one thing, had not such hairy arms; or at least, the...

2. Don’t Challenge God in Court; You’re Going to Lose

The Thirty Sayings (2/30)

Mon, 24 Mar 20255 min read

Saying Two Proverbs 22:22-23 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, nor oppress the afflicted at the gate; for the LORD will plead their cause, and plunder the soul of those who plunder them. Don’t challenge God in c...

1. Let the Logic Truck Run You Over

The Thirty Sayings (1/30)

Mon, 17 Mar 20257 min read

Saying One Proverbs 22:17-21 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge; for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; let them all be fixed upon your lips, so that...

What I Believe About God

Tue, 31 Dec 202433 min read

Introduction From the Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith: “Doctrines To Be Rejected… 2. That God is three persons. 3. That the Son of God was co-eternal with the Father… 6. That the Holy Spirit is a person distinct...

What I Believe About The Kingdom of God

Tue, 31 Dec 202446 min read

Introduction Before providing an overview of exactly what my beliefs are concerning the Kingdom of God, I would like to present seven scriptures which I believe Christadelphians have either misread, downplayed, or ove...

A Critique Of Peter Owen’s 'Signs of the Times' Talk

Tue, 24 Dec 202412 min read

The Talk “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” (1 John 5:13)...